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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin... by bmitc on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @07:31PM (#29492441)
That is an excellent point and one I have tried bringing up before. Allowing corporations and individuals to obtain such massive amounts of wealth is a national security threat.
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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin... by smt88 on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @07:39PM (#29492492)
It is also a personal security threat and democracy threat.

See also: http://expatalachians.com/biplanes-over-blair-calling-in-the...

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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin... by bmitc on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @07:52PM (#29492561)
Yes, by national security I meant anything that country holds important (government, people, resources, etc.).
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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin... by brutal_chaos_ on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @07:56PM (#29492589)
As well as a disproportionate effect on the political systems, tax evasion, and so forth.
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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin... by hindsightbias on Thursday December 09, 2021 @12:14AM (#29494066)
Arthur Jensen, 1976, would like a word: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35DSdw7dHjs
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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin... by dopa42365 on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @07:45PM (#29492527)
Ah yes, THE nation. Very specific, especially in this context.
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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin... by bmitc on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @07:51PM (#29492555)
You're unnecessarily reading into it too much. By nation, I meant whatever nation houses one of these corporations, particularly the country that houses the headquarters.
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